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Stephen Santellana, mayor of Wichita Falls, led the discussion of a shelter-in-place order that was passed unanimously by the City Council during a five-hour emergency meeting Friday. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Wichita Falls Police Chief Manuel Borrego answers questions during the City Council special meeting regarding enforcement of the shelter-in-place order passed by the council Friday. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

The Wichita Falls City Council held a special meeting Friday to discuss and vote on a shelter-in-place order for the city to combat spread of the Coronavirus. The measure passed unanimously. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Dr. Von Gray was one of several members of the Wichita Falls medical community who spoke in favor of a shelter-in-place order to combat the COVID-19 virus during a special meeting of the Wichita Falls City Council Friday morning. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Lou Kreidler, director of the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, updated the City Council on the current patient count of COVID-19 cases during a special meeting Friday. The council passed a shelter-in-place order. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Dr. Brett May, a surgeon with the North Texas Surgical Group, addressed the Wichita Falls City Council Friday morning during a special meeting at which they voted unanimously to pass a shelter-in-place order in response to the rapidly-spreading Coronavirus. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Dr. Robert McBroom, a specialist in infectious diseases and epidemiology, addresses the Wichita Falls City Council Friday during a special meeting. Several members of the local medical community urged the council to pass a shelter-in-place order. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Dr. Joshua Schacter addressed the Wichita Falls City Council, along with several other members of the medical community, urging the council to enact a shelter-in-place order. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS

Dr. Daune Peters, a Wichita Falls pediatrician, answered questions from the City Council Friday. In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the council passed a shelter-in-place order effective at midnight Friday. TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS